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Re: Chad Ford's first mock draft: Pacers taking Augustin

I have a hard time believing Bird will take any kid like Jordan
with a questionable motor/work ethic. As screwed up as the
Pacers are, they can't afford to take the chance of this 1st rounder
busting.

Agreed. The Pacers are at the point where they need to take personal character into consideration. If Jordan is tagged as lazy while auditioning for his NBA job in college, it will only get worse once he has his guaranteed rookie contract in hand.

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Re: Chad Ford's first mock draft: Pacers taking Augustin

DJ does nothing for the defense. So that leaves bigs like McGee, Arthur, Hibbert? who is less of a risk than Jordan. At least some of these guys provide interior defense and rebounding.
I sure hope the Pacers are looking past the end of their nose.

Re: Chad Ford's first mock draft: Pacers taking Augustin

I'd be shocked if we don't take little man.

PG. Good shooter. Fan favorite. Great character.

A no-brainer if he's available. I don't particularly like him, but it's still a no-brainer. Then again, I don't particularly like many of these guys after about #8 aside from CDR, Rush and Greene. Then again again, I didn't watch half as much college ball as I usually do this year.

Re: Chad Ford's first mock draft: Pacers taking Augustin

The slightly tempting thing about Jordan is that if he gets his head
screwed on right and works hard at his game, 5 years from now,
he's probably the 3rd best player in this draft. It's too bad the
Pacers aren't in a better positon to take that kind of risk in hopes
of the upside paying off. Other than a PG who can play at both ends,
his size and athletic explosivness up front is the one thing this
team (sans a healthy J.O. anyway) really needs.

Re: Chad Ford's first mock draft: Pacers taking Augustin

At least Chad's got Bill Walker in the first round. I can't believe how many have him projected into the 2nd. I watched mostly for Beas and Bill made an impression. He is clearly physical enough for the NBA and really KSt was all about just that pair of players, they rarely went without at least one on the court as the offensive focus.

If it's Arthur or DJ I go with Arthur. Strong offensive moves in the post, goes either way, and can pass from the post as well. Not a great defender, but he's already ahead of Ike right now I think.

The talent in the 20's sure makes a trade back into the first seem nice. And Weaver out into round 2 also makes a trade up there interesting. He's make a nice 8th-9th guy that would sort of be a McKey for the perimeter - defensive specialist with enough offense to stay on the floor.

Re: Chad Ford's first mock draft: Pacers taking Augustin

DJ does nothing for the defense. So that leaves bigs like McGee, Arthur, Hibbert? who is less of a risk than Jordan. At least some of these guys provide interior defense and rebounding.
I sure hope the Pacers are looking past the end of their nose.

I would consider Spreights over McGee, Hibbert and (maybe) Arthur. He's said to be NBA-Ready....we need to be sure that we get a guy that can provide the quickest and most impact on the team....I don't want to gamble....cuz we can't afford to roll snake-eyes on any player that we draft.